How do I play a youtube video in MATLAB App designer using HTML?

I am trying to embed and play a Youtube video using the HTML Component in the App Designer but am unable to do so. Is this even possible with the current 2020a release?

[Geoff Hayes]

Aditya - what is the code that you are using to embed and play the video? Does the HTML code include something similar to

<iframe width="420" height="315"
src="https://www.youtube.com/linkToSomeVideo/videoId">
</iframe>

?

[AT]

Yes, I included something similar but when I run the app it doesn't do anything.

[Mohammad Sami]

I tested on R2020a using iframe embde code with uihtml. but it just shows blank screen.

[AT]

Same here. I am able to open youtube in the browser through the dos command but having trobule embedding the video in the app. I also tried embedding a SurveyMonkey widget in the MATLAB App but that did not work either. I am not sure if I fully understand how this HTML component works.

[Mohammad Sami]

I checked the documentations, following are currently listead as the limitations inluding embed code.

Limitations

• You cannot link to URL web resources or embed applications from external web pages using the uihtml function.
• HTML files that you specify for the HTMLSource property cannot access third-party JavaScript libraries by way of a Content Delivery Network (CDN). Save libraries in a location that your local file system can access.
• Common web file types, like JavaScript and CSS, can be referenced from the HTML file you specify for the HTMLSource property, but other web file types might not be supported.
• Content cannot overflow the bounds of the HTML UI component. If you are creating dynamic content, like pop-up widgets, make the size of your HTML UI component large enough to display the widget when the pop-up is in its opened state.
• On MATLAB desktop, certain HTML features such as web plugins and access to webcams or microphones are not supported.
• You cannot set the HTMLSource property to an HTML file that has query parameters appended to its file name. As a workaround, set these parameters in htmlComponent.Data.
• Hyperlinks with matlab: operations are not supported.

[mohammad Dezfoulian]

Mohammad, From where have you got this limitation note?

[Mohammad Sami]

The limitations are specified in the documentation.

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/uihtml.html

[IFM]

Did you ever find a work around? I am looking to do the same thing.